Vehicle-wheel.



T. E. MURRAY. vEmCLE WHEEL- APPLICATION FILED APR. 29. 19714 Patentedug; 17; 19]'15.

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` the inner ends of which meet the hu THOMAS E.. MURRAY, or-Nnw YORK, n. Y;

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

manana.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. MURRAY, a citizen of the. United States, residing at in the county offNew York arid State of New York, have invented 4a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicle- Wheels, of 'which the following is a specilication.

The invention is a. vehicle wheel, intended more especially for automobiles.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter set forth, whereby the. wheel drawn, spun or'otherwise formed by simple mechanical operations, and so that the parts may be united by welding.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure l is an elevation, and Fig; 2 a section of my wheel on the line a', :c of Fig. l.

Similar'v letters 'of reference indicate like arts. p The tubular hub Ais shouldered internally at its ends to receive the circular runways of the axle ball bearings B and C. The outer end of the hub is preferably of smallerV diameter than the inner end, and is threaded to receive the steel cap D. 0n the hub are two annular disks E, F. The disk E has a flange G on its outer edge and an oppositely turned flange H on its inner edge, the flange H fitting upon the enlarged inner end of the hub. The disk'F has a flange I on its outer edge which receives flange G of disk E, anda flange J on its inner edge which abuts against a shoulder K on a'co'ntracted y portion of the hub near the outer end thereof. In the flanges G and I are registering openings to receive the tubular spokes L,

two flanged disks unitedly form an a inular hollow flange upon and surrounding the hub. The outer ends of the spokes meet the outer wheel rim M and are received inan inner rim N on the inner periphery of said outer rim. The channel in the rim is to be constructed to receive a tire, indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 2, in the usual way.

The hub A, flanged disks E, F and spokes L are all made preferably of steel tubing, and the spokes may be homogeneously united, if desired, at all three-points, to hub, flange and rim. The rim may be heated before being placed upon the spokes so as to shrink on cooling and form close joints. Where the tubular spokes'are of such diameter as to require it, a portion of their walls Specification of Letters Patent. Patented All@ Application filed April 29, 1914. -Serial No. 835,062.

few parts,

` easily united by welding and may be made of sheet metal, preferably steel, i

The

between the spokes may also, if desired, be

homogeneously united. By reason of this construction, I produce a wheel of great strength and lightness, and containing very all of which may be made of sheet steel or steel tubing by drawing, spinn ing' or similar simple 4mechanical operations, and in such shapes as that thcy'can be without bolts or other extraneous fastenings. I claim:

1.l A vehicle wheelformed of sheet metal,

comprising 'an integrally formed tubular hub Vof diameter decreasing from one end to the other, an annular hollow flange on said hub having in its sides central apertures of different diameters receiving said hub, and spoke openings in its circumferential wall, a rim, andtubular spokes; the said spokes l pas ing through said openings in said flange wall and being weldedat their butt ends to said hub 'and said rini.

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2.. vehicle wheel formed' of sheet metal, comprising a rim, a tubular hub, an annular liollpw flange receiving" said hub in its central openings and directly. secured to the outer periphery of said hub, and tubular spolifes disposed in buttcontact with said hub and said rim and passing through openings in the circumferential wall of said flange: the joints between said parts being honiogeneously united. I I

3. A vehicle wheel formed of sheet metal,

comprising a tubular hub, two annular disks having integral overlapping flanges on their circumferential edges provided with registering spoke openings and tting ilpen s aid hub, a rim, and tubular spokes united .to said hub and said rim ad ,passing through-said openings in said disk flanges,

4. A vehicle wheel formed cf`^sheet metal,

comprising a tubular hub, internally formed with shoulders near its ends, ball bearing runways in said hul) and abutting on said,c shoulders, two annular disks having integral; "'l' `overlapping flanges on their circuniferenL tial edges provided with registering spoke openings, and on their inner edgesHintegral l' flanges fitting upon said hub, a rim, and

tubular spokes united to said hub and said rim and passing through said openings in said disk flanges.

V5. A vehicle wheel formed of sheet metal,

comprising a hub, a rim, and spokes; the openings and bearing at their opposite ends said spokes havin their extremities in butt on said hub andv said rim; each of said- Contact with sail hub and said rim and spokes having e portion of its wall at its being holnogeneously united to said hub and inner end cut away to receive the next adja- 15 rim at said britt Contact joints. cent spoke.

6. A vehicle wheel formed of -sheet metal, In testimony whereof I have affixed my comprising hw* rim, an annular hollow signature in presence ot' two witnesses. flange on said hub encircling the same and THOMAS E. MURRAY.

secured thereto at its inner periphery nnd Witnesses:

' having spoke openings in its circumferential Gnu'ruunn T. Polman,

wall, and spokes extending through said MAY T. MCGARRY. 

